It was a cold leaf-bare night. Everyone was getting ready to go to the gathering. Not Graystripe. Graystripe decided to stay back at camp, no one else stayed back with him, not even Jaypaw. This gathering was supposed to be the most important gathering in moons. Graystripe didn't care.

Everyone started to leave. Graystripe was watching them go. Just then Longtail got stuck, he was the last one out. Graystripe started to panic. He ran up to Longtail and started to push. Finally Longtail came out. It was just Graystripe. Or not...

"Hi Graystripe!" Meowed Foxkit and Icekit.

" We decided to stay back." said Ferncloud. Graystripe was very sad.

"Er...Um... Do you mind if I... um... Do some stuff?"

"I know what your going to do!" said Icekit " your going to play Leader! Only if I can be deputy!"

"Not fair!" squeaked Foxpaw.

"Okay, Okay. You caught me! Foxpaw you be medicine cat!" said Graystripe.

Graystripe went into Firestar's den. He then went onto the highledge.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here under highledge." meowed Graystripe, " I announce that Icepelt is deputy. and Foxfire is medicine cat." Ferncloud laughed a little bit

" and Graystripe is now, Graystar!" she said.

" Icepelt and Foxfire, please go hunting." meowed Graystripe.

Icekit ran through the forest with Foxkit at her side.

"we are going hunting!" chanted Foxkit. Just then they smelled something icky. WindClan! Icekit saw Breezepaw walking at them.

" aren't you two apprentices supposed to be at camp?"

"But you an apprentice, and we are... Mpph" Foxkit said, but Icekit slipped her tail on his mouth. Just then they smelled a lot of Thunderclan, and they saw Firestar.

Graystripe was walking around camp quietly, thinking about being leader, he wasn't even deputy, though. Just then he scented Icekit and Foxkit. He ran onto highledge.

"Have you brought me prey, Icepelt and Foxfire?"

"Graystripe? what are you doing" asked a new voice.

"Firestar? your back early." said Graystripe looking at the sky. The moon was covered.

"Who is Icepelt and Foxfire? and are you commanding me to bring you prey? Where you playing leader?" asked Firestar. Just then, Graystripe knew he was busted.